Aoife Conduit

Intent: Provide adequate investment in primary and special education Speed up the delivery of the local bargaining process guaranteed under the public service pay Provide adequate supports, resources and training required to deliver inclusive education, curricular change and other major reforms sought by Government.

Details: The INTO leadership team met with Minster for Education and Youth on 15 January, the team focused on priority areas for INTO members, while highlighting the frustration of teachers at the endless demands to respond to new initiatives while trying to teach in the largest class sizes in the EU

Intent: Additional resources and supports for voluntary secondary schools and in particular increased deputy principal positions.

Details: Pre-budget Submission 2026

Intent: Review of grade bands in Junior Cycle examination::Deferral of implementation of Senior Cycle Redevelopment programme::Clear guidance on use of AI at second-level::Professional time for teachers teaching new/ revised Leaving Cert subject specifications

Details: Curriculum at second-level education

Intent: Increased funding and resources for second-level schools::Increased funding for Special Needs Education::Appointment of Special Needs Education Co-ordinators in all schools

Details: Increased funding for second-level education

Intent: Reduced length of two-year Professional Masters in Education qualification::Payment for PME students for teaching practice::Reduction in length of teachers' salary scale ::Abolition/ reduction in Croke Park hours for teachers::Flexible parental leave for teachers::Leave for miscarriage::Leave for IVF treatment::Menopause leave policy for schools

Details: Teachers' terms and conditions

Intent: Consultation with Sygne Street school community including parents, teachers, and students::Pause of plans in order to implement a fair consultation and decision making process

Details: Decision to transition Synge Street CBS to a Gaelcholáiste

Intent: Reduction in class size, strengthen school leadership, address the teacher supply issue,tackle workload, expand school funding, enhance DEIS supports, protect smallschools, diversify the education system,augment special schools, promote the Irishlanguage, change management, transform the Department's communications, bolster North South cooperation

Details: Support for INTO Educational Policy and to discuss a wide range of issues pertinent to primary and special education

Intent: Review of the Usage of Croke Park Hours. ::Announcement of Teacher Supply measures including lifting of restrictions for substitution by teachers on career break/job-sharing, arrangements for teachers trained abroad to return here for Droichead and extension of pension abatement waiver for retired teachers willing to work as subs. Also measures for Irish medium education. ::Publication of Circular on Occupational Injury Leave and commitment to comprehensively review the Assault Leave Circular. ::Need to communicate with system regarding plans for school closures for TPL and staff collaboration in the 2025/26 school year relating to redeveloped curriculum and other initiatives. Important to signal support for NCCA document ‘Sustaining Systemwide Primary Curriculum Change’, the recommendations of which had been accepted by the last Minister and Department of Education officials.::Payment date to be confirmed for PME fee refunds::Letter and money to go to 40 schools built by WBS to compen

Details: Improvements sought in the primary and special education sector as detailed below.

Intent: Encourage support for a Yes Yes vote in the upcoming referendum on Family & Care::To get commitment on a number of policy actions ahead of the referendum::to communicate to the public what the referendum was about and what it would mean for family carers.

Details: Referendum on Care

Intent: Increased funding and resources for voluntary secondary schools.

Details: Pre-budget Submission 2025